Does a knowledge of good and evil bring happiness?
Whenever anybody knows what is right and what is wrong, he is responsible to do the right thing and to keep from doing the wrong thing. A little child four years old was playing in a park. He was attracted by the brilliant colors of the beautiful flowers. He went into the midst of the bed and picked an armful of flowers. Behind him was a sign which anyone could read, “$25 fine for anyone picking flowers.” Could any policeman take that little child to the court and make him pay? Of course not! Why? Because he cannot read. He does not know right from wrong. If a grown-up did that, he would be responsible to pay the fine. God wanted to spare us from a knowledge of good and evil. He wanted us to go about as care free as a little child and enjoy everything in His beautiful creation. The whole world is carrying the burden of responsibility to only do good and keep from doing evil. Isn’t it strange that every man in this whole world has a conscience that tells him right from wrong! This means
